Improvement in water-brushes



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE/ HORACE T. HELMBOLD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER-BRUSHES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,093, dated September 28, 1875; application filed J ul5r 16, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE T; HELMBOLD, of Philadelphia, in the'county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Water-Brush, of which the following is a specication:

The invention consists of the combination, in a water-brush, of a body or block bristles, spray-chamber, Water-pipe, and a spray-deector, as is hereinafter shown and described.

Figure 1 is an end View. Fig. 2 is a front Fig'. 3 is a sectioned View of Fig. 2. 4 is a plan' view of the spray-chamber.

` A is a block, of the usual external appearance, the interior of which is hollowed out to forma spray-chamber, B, to spread the water as it is delivered from the pipe C through the screw-nozzle l) to the, block. The front of the block is inclined/outwardly toward the bristles E, and covered by a spray-delector, F.'

G, the water passes through Yit and its attachhandle and wet the operator, to prevent which Iruse a rubber bag. or washer, H, (dotted lines,) over the pipe or handle, near the brush, to catch the drippings.

When a sponge is to be used instead of the 4 bristles, a row of cord-holes can be made in the front or' the block, through which tie-cords can be passed.

. I claim- In a water-brush, the combination of the block A, bristles E, spray-chamber B, pipe G,

and the spray-delector F, as shown and described.' Y

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name in presence of two subscribing wit- IIBSSGS.

HORACE T. HELMBOLD. Witnesses: 4

GEo. C. SEELMER-DINE, FRANCIS D. PAsToEIUs. 

